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• Even Trump has been fooled by the distorted world map – why it’s time to change it

  04-09-2026 11:50 via independent.co.uk
  
  Donald Trump’s interest in buying Greenland, citing it’s large size, was likely influenced by the distorted Mercator map
  
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• Tour guides make remarkable discovery about Great Barrier Reef whales: ‘Not even scientists knew what it meant’

  07-09-2026 13:23 via independent.co.uk
  
  Discovery helps strengthen laws for how people interact with whales in the area
  
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• Republicans in battleground states are ditching Trump from their campaign websites: reports

  07-09-2026 13:19 via independent.co.uk
  
  GOP candidates quietly removing references to President Donald Trump amid concern his low approval ratings could adversely impact their own midterms prospects, according to reports
  
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• Paris trial opens in Federico Martín Aramburú killing, 4 years after fatal shooting

  07-09-2026 13:18 via independent.co.uk
  
  Four people, including two linked to France's extreme right, are set to stand trial in Paris for the killing of former Argentina rugby player Federico Martín Aramburú
  
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• Fire chief reveals dramatic rescue of trapped pilot following Miami plane crash that left 5 dead

  07-09-2026 13:05 via independent.co.uk
  
  One of the plane’s engines remained active, forcing fire crews to flood the engine in order to disable it
  
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• Serbia accused of glorifying convicted war criminal Ratko Mladic by allowing elaborate military funeral

  07-09-2026 13:02 via independent.co.uk
  
  The ‘Butcher of Bosnia’ was convicted of genocide by a UN court
  
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• Ukraine-Russia war latest: Trump’s envoys confronted during Kyiv visit over holding talks with ‘war criminal’ Putin

  07-09-2026 12:58 via independent.co.uk
  
  Witkoff and Kushner were challenged over whether they find it ‘disgusting’ to sit at a table with Putin
  
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• Trump’s sinking popularity could cost Republicans control of Congress

  07-09-2026 12:57 via independent.co.uk
  
  With Labor Day marking the traditional start of the fall campaign, Republicans are fighting to protect narrow congressional majorities
  
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• France faces worst wine harvest in 30 years after severe heatwaves and drought

  07-09-2026 12:56 via independent.co.uk
  
  Output in the Champagne region is set to halve after a summer of extreme weather
  
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• Sydney woman becomes first in Australia to be buried in mushroom coffin

  07-09-2026 12:53 via independent.co.uk
  
  Biodegradable casket breaks down into soil within 45 days of burial
  
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• Family refuses to end search for missing teen months after Venezuela earthquakes

  07-09-2026 12:49 via independent.co.uk
  
  Andrés Molina hasn’t been heard from since the double earthquakes hit Venezuela on June 24
  
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• Trump boasts about making billions since returning to office: ‘I’m doing it for the country, not me’

  07-09-2026 12:48 via independent.co.uk
  
  President Donald Trump posts stock trading meme and gripes: ‘I’ve made Hundreds of Billions of Dollars on Stocks, and many other type Holdings, for the U.S.A., not myself, and all I do is get criticized by the Radical Left Dumocrats’
  
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• Police probe fire at Berlin power station after series of mysterious attacks on grid

  07-09-2026 12:28 via independent.co.uk
  
  The incident has escalated security concerns in Germany following accusations of Russian interference
  
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• Far-right AfD’s shock election win threatens to upend German politics

  07-09-2026 12:10 via independent.co.uk
  
  A far-right party has not returned to power since the Second World War
  
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• ‘This is only the beginning,’ LAPD warns after 700-person street takeover erupts

  07-09-2026 11:56 via independent.co.uk
  
  Authorities said more than 700 people had gathered for the illegal event
  
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• Iran-US war latest: Tehran sets up potential clash with US Navy through ‘exclusion zone’ in Strait of Hormuz

  07-09-2026 11:54 via independent.co.uk
  
  Washington denies Iran's claims of successful attack on a US military vessel as a ‘total lie’
  
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• Iranian women footballers speak out on national anthem protest after claiming asylum in Australia

  07-09-2026 11:26 via independent.co.uk
  
  Atefeh Ramezanisadeh and Fatemeh Pasandideh claimed asylum in Australia following the national anthem protest at the Women’s Asian Cup
  
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• Elon Musk is no genius inventor — he’s a ‘stock pumper,’ filmmaker claims

  07-09-2026 11:21 via independent.co.uk
  
  Alex Gibney's new documentary “Musk” premieres this week at the Venice Film Festival
  
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• Iran war hits Americans at the pump as Labor Day gas prices smash record

  07-09-2026 10:55 via independent.co.uk
  
  Gas prices in the U.S. have hit a record high for Labor Day weekend, averaging $4.14 per gallon
  
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• Multiple people injured as armed man lunges at Democratic candidate during campaign event

  07-09-2026 10:38 via independent.co.uk
  
  The man ‘aggressively shoved his way through the crowd’ and was armed with two pistols, the sheriff says
  
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• Ukraine-Russia war latest: Kyiv air raid alerts at highest level of war so far as Moscow steps up attacks

  07-09-2026 10:25 via independent.co.uk
  
  Zelensky calls for air defence and energy support if trilateral talks with Putin and Trump fail to end Ukraine war
  
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• What is the history of Labor Day why do we celebrate it in the US?

  07-09-2026 10:17 via independent.co.uk
  
  It is celebrated on the first Monday in September every year
  
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• Musk unleashes Tesla Cybercabs with no steering wheel or pedals onto US streets

  07-09-2026 10:03 via independent.co.uk
  
  Elon Musk sent dozens of self-driving Cybercabs missing steering wheels and brake pedals onto Austin, Texas, streets Thursday in a bet Americans will get over their fears of “no control” rides and hop inside
  
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• Eleven dead and six missing after avalanche in Russian mountains

  07-09-2026 09:42 via independent.co.uk
  
  The high risk of further avalanches is hampering rescue efforts
  
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• Germany’s far-right AfD hails unprecedented election win: 3 scenarios for what happens next

  07-09-2026 08:43 via independent.co.uk
  
  The pro-Russian AfD could become the first far-right party to take control of a regional parliament in Germany since the Second World War. Their victory creates a large political headache for the country’s leaders, report Chris Stevenson and James C Reynolds
  
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• Far-right AfD wins crucial Germany state election in political earthquake

  07-09-2026 07:31 via independent.co.uk
  
  AfD could become first far-right party to gain power at regional or parliament level in Germany since the Nazis
  
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• Ukraine-Russia war latest: Zelensky predicts another winter at war despite ‘substantive talks’ with Trump envoys

  07-09-2026 06:18 via independent.co.uk
  
  Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner have visited Moscow and Kyiv over the weekend
  
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• Documentarian Alex Gibney on the power and influence of Elon Musk

  07-09-2026 06:13 via independent.co.uk
  
  Alex Gibney's new documentary “Musk” premieres this week at the Venice Film Festival
  
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• Iran-US war latest: Tehran vows to extend ‘exclusion zone’ near Strait of Hormuz after US strikes on tankers

  07-09-2026 05:48 via independent.co.uk
  
  The latest exchange of attacks followed an escalation in the past week which threatens to deepen the conflict
  
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• Trump mocked over his new design for Space Force uniforms: ‘The evil bad guys from Star Wars’

  07-09-2026 01:55 via independent.co.uk
  
  The uniforms were inspired by Starship Troopers, a 1997 space epic about a future Earth governed by a fascist regime that wages war against giant alien bugs
  
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